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Qatar University and Texas A&M University at Qatar Students among the Winners
Doha - The Gulf Intelligence Qatar Energy R&D Forum Post-Graduate Qatar Student Award for the Advancement of Higher Education in Qatar, supported by ORYX GTL, today recognized four students from Qatar for their contribution in transforming the country into a knowledge economy and building national capacity in education and R&D.
Four post-graduate students were recognized for their outstanding achievements by Professor Sheikha Abdulla Al-Misnad, President, Qatar University and ORYX GTL, the supporting company of the 2015 awards. Masters winners were Ms. Asma Sadia, MSc. Chemical Engineering Texas A&M University at Qatar (currently enrolled), and Ms. Nabila Adam Mohamed, MSc. Environmental Engineering, Qatar University (graduated 2014). The PhD winners were Mr. Ibrahim Daher, PhD Petroleum Engineering, Imperial College London (currently enrolled), and Mr. Mohammed Omer Mohsen, PhD Civil Engineering, Qatar University (currently enrolled).
"Post-graduate education is critical to building a national capacity in Qatar, and I am pleased to see such ambitious students as winners of the 2015 Post-graduate Qatar Student Award for the Advancement of Higher Education in Qatar. I would also like to extend special congratulations to the two students from Qatar University that were recognized today," said Professor Sheikha Abdullah Al-Misnad, Qatar University.
"ORYX GTL is pleased to support the next generation of researchers, who will be instrumental in transforming Qatar in a knowledge-based economy. The four individuals recognized today have demonstrated their commitment to the Qatar energy industry through the course of their educational career and research focus areas," said Abdulhadi Barqan, Chief Administrative Officer, ORYX GTL.
The goal of the Post-Graduate Qatar Student Award for the Advancement of Higher Education in Qataris to bring together key stakeholders from academia, industry and government to collectively empower individuals to make useful contributions to fulfilling Qatar's National Vision 2030.
The award winners were chosen following a review process led by a Selection &Advisory Committee comprisedof academia and industry experts from ORYX GTL, Qatar Foundation R&D, Qatar University, Texas A&M at Qatar University, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, and Imperial College London. The selection criteria required nomineesto be either Qatari Nationals;be Qatar-based for a period of at least 10 years; or be Qatar-educated, and be near completion or be a recent Masters or PhD graduate, with the intention of or already working in Qatar.
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The Winners of the Gulf Intelligence Qatar Energy R&D Forum Post-Graduate Qatar Student Award for the Advancement of Higher Education in Qatar:
Asma Sadia, MSc. Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University at Qatar (Currently enrolled)
Asma Sadiais currently a Graduate student in the Master of Science in Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University at Qatar. After completing her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the same university in Spring 2013, she joined the Chemical Engineering Graduate program in August 2013 and has since worked as a graduate research assistant at the Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center - Qatar (MKOPSC-Q). Asma's research focus is on the "Experimental study of the vaporization of cryogenic liquids on solid substrates" as part of a major research project funded by the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) on Source term modeling of LNG vapor formation by experimental investigation and CFD simulation.
Asma successfully defended her Master's thesis in February 2015 and plans to pursue her doctoral studies in environmental engineering with a focus on the energy-water nexus. She has recently been admitted to a doctoral program at Carnegie Mellon and is currently looking for a source to fund her further studies.
Asma is the Vice President of Chemical Engineering Honor Society (OXE) and is a member of Honor Society (PKP), Engineering Honor Society (TBP), American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and MKOPSC-Q.
Nabila Adam Mohamed, MSc. Environmental Engineering, Qatar University(Graduated 2014)
Nabila Adam Mohamed is a Chemical Engineer at the Public Works Authority 'Ashghal'. Nabila received her MSc. degree in Environmental Engineering from Qatar University in 2014 and her B.Sc. degree in Chemical Engineering in 2012 also from Qatar University. She worked as Graduate Assistant at the Gas Processing Center in Qatar University and she has developed her research skills by working on several research projects in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Qatar University. Nabila has completed internship at Qatar Fertilizer Company (QAFCO) and has attended several workshops at Qatar Shell Research and Technology Center and Oryx GTL. Her main research interests are in Gas Hydrates, Wastewater Treatment Processes, and Carbon Capture and Storage.
Ibrahim Daher, PhD Petroleum Engineering, Imperial College London (Currently enrolled)
A PhD student in Petroleum engineering at Imperial College, expected to graduate early 2016, Ibrahim is part of the Qatar Carbonates and Carbon Storage Research Centre between QP, Shell, Qatar Science and Technology Park and the Imperial College. This 10-year period research and development provides methodologies to store CO2 in reservoirs instead of emitting polluted gases from power planets into the atmosphere. Ibrahim is carrying out experimental work on the reactive transport and the effects of CO2 injection into fractured systems and is mainly focusing on the dry-out process that occurs during the injection of CO2 into aquifers. Ibrahim received his MSc in Reservoir and Geoscience engineering from IFP school in Paris and BS from Penn State University and has five years experience in reservoir engineering. Ibrahim has also worked with Qatar Petroleum, RasGas and Dolphin.
Mohammed Omer Mohsen, PhD Civil Engineering, Qatar University (Currently enrolled)
Mohamed Mohsen is currently a Ph.D. candidate and a Research Assistant in the civil engineering department at Qatar University. Mohamed graduated with a BSc degree in civil engineering from Qatar University and in 2007. He obtained a MSc degree in Structural Engineering from Jordan University in 2009. Mohamed general research area is structural analysis and design. His research interests include the study of Nano-composite and multifunctional cementitious materials for fracture-resistant concrete structures, microstructure analysis of cement Composites, reinforced concrete deterioration subjects which include carbonation, chloride, corrosion effects and mechanical properties of Foam Concrete composed of aluminum powders.
Mohamed has also a large experience in construction field and currently working as a construction manager at BKCTrading& Contracting Company. His field experience is related to construction of high rise buildings and infrastructure facilities.
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